USFS National Forest System Trails · Chugach National Forest · Alaska · Updated June 2026
Center Ridge Trail (USFS trail 106) is a 1.6 mi trail in Chugach National Forest, Alaska. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed, Jul–Oct, with no Class 1 e-bike designation on record.
Can I bike Center Ridge Trail?
| Use | Status | Season on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain bike | Allowed | Jul–Oct |
| Class 1 e-bike (pedal-assist, 20 mph) | — | |
| Class 2 e-bike (throttle, 20 mph) | — | |
| Class 3 e-bike (pedal-assist, 28 mph) | — |
Zooming out: across Chugach National Forest, 91% of rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes — a Bike Access Grade of A.
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About this trail
Center Ridge Trail (USFS trail 106) is a 1.6 mi trail in Chugach National Forest, Alaska. This profile summarizes what the official US Forest Service trail record says about riding it: how long the trail is, what it's built on, how steep the route grades out, and which forms of bike use the agency has designated. USFS records list its surface as native material. Based on slope, this is a Advanced trail (grade band 12-20%); that reflects steep gradient and is not the same as a technical MTB difficulty rating. Bike use is designated as allowed, typically Jul–Oct. No e-bike class (1, 2 or 3) is designated on this trail in the USFS data, so treat it as a non-motorized route unless a posted order says otherwise. The route is mapped as USFS Trail Class 2 on the agency's 1-to-5 development scale, where 1 is the most primitive, minimally maintained tread and 5 is the most developed. For day-of certainty on closures or seasonal orders, check directly with the ranger district, since this reflects the USFS data as of the latest refresh.
Frequently asked questions
- Can you mountain bike on Center Ridge Trail?
- Yes. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed on Center Ridge Trail in Chugach National Forest, typically Jul–Oct, per USFS data.
- Are e-bikes allowed on Center Ridge Trail?
- No e-bike class (1, 2 or 3) is designated on Center Ridge Trail in the USFS data.
- How long is Center Ridge Trail?
- Center Ridge Trail measures about 1.6 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Center Ridge Trail?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Center Ridge Trail as native material.
- How difficult is Center Ridge Trail?
- Its grade-based difficulty is Advanced (grade band 12-20%), derived from USFS slope data. This reflects steepness, not technical mountain-bike difficulty.
How we read this data
Grade-based difficulty above is the USFS grade (route steepness), not a technical mountain-bike rating — a gentle-grade trail can still be rocky or technical, and vice versa. Bike and e-bike status come verbatim from the USFS managed-use fields for this trail; we never infer access we can't cite. See our methodology for how the dataset is built and what each field means.
Where it is
Approximate location of Chugach National Forest (USFS trail geometry isn't mapped).
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